Tampa road trip, 9/12 - 9/13, Boynton & Ft Lauderdale

[joystershell]

I don't know how much this will change between now and Friday, but here is the marine forecast for the next few days:

Friday... East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Friday Night... East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 feet or less. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Saturday... East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.


You may want to consider planning that Friday night dive on a charter boat, rather than hitting the beach. And, here's how the beach is looking at the moment:

 

[deepstops]

The wind is howling right now, even out here in the Everglades :shocked2:

 

[joystershell]

The wind is howling right now, even out here in the Everglades :shocked2:

And just think, Florida's not even in the Cone of Death.

Track Hurricane Ike / Stormpulse / Hurricane tracking, mapping

Hate to see how windy we would be if Ike was bearing down on us.

 

[netmage]

I'm getting on Nekton Saturday afternoon...

I could be talked into a boat based night dive Friday or Thursday... or meeting folks for dinner on Friday...

-HK

 

[Missdirected]

The wind is howling right now, even out here in the Everglades :shocked2:

Anyone up for Kite Boarding, looks like a swell day for it:

REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
35 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED
AREAS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

So Brian, Pompano you say? Never been out with that fella.

 

[Missdirected]

I'm getting on Nekton Saturday afternoon...

I could be talked into a boat based night dive Friday or Thursday... or meeting folks for dinner on Friday...

-HK

How about dinner and night dive out of Pomano Friday?

 

[netmage]

When and Where....? Oh - and what dives...?
Wrecks? Reefs? Deep? Shallow?
Tell me whatcha want - I'll make suggestions

 

[Missdirected]

When and Where....? Oh - and what dives...?
Wrecks? Reefs? Deep? Shallow?
Tell me whatcha want - I'll make suggestions

There will be some newer divers with me so nothing too difficult. Suggest away. :cool2:

 

[netmage]

There will be some newer divers with me so nothing too difficult. Suggest away. :cool2:

70' Wreck followed by Reef Drift....

The Tracy is nice.. w/ rebar off to the Scutti and Merci Jesus....

Dinner afterwards at:
Bru's Room or Flannagins for quick/dirty/sports bar, or Bonefish Mac's for nice affordable sit down

 

[Missdirected]

70' Wreck followed by Reef Drift....

The Tracy is nice.. w/ rebar off to the Scutti and Merci Jesus....

Dinner afterwards at:
Bru's Room or Flannagins for quick/dirty/sports bar, or Bonefish Mac's for nice affordable sit down

That sounds perfect, Tim. Nice easy wreck that one. Let me get a count of who is interested. Who would we book with? Bru's room or Flannigans interests me. Joyce and Mikey have taken me there before - good stuff and you can have your wings